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What It's Really Like To Come Home For The Summer

It isn't what you think.

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What It's Really Like To Come Home For The Summer
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During those last two weeks of school, when the fun weekends out have ended and the only thing on every college kids mind are finals, all we want to do is go home. We want to escape all the stress and endless hours of studying and the only way we make it through is thinking that going home and the end of the semester are near.

But during this time, we tend to forget that once we get back home, we are leaving behind days of always having something to do and having someone to hangout with. I didn't realize until being home for almost two weeks that I really took that for granted.

At first when I got home, I was so excited to be in my own bed, see my family who I missed so much, and get to eat some of my favorite foods I haven't had in months. That great feeling maybe lasted a day or two. After that, I got insanely bored. I spent a lot of time laying in bed watching Netflix and Hulu. Like, a lot.

That boredom was heightened especially because I was one of the first of my friends to get home. So I couldn't even text anyone to get lunch or just hangout, because no one was home yet.

Then, about 3-4 days into being home, I figured out what else I had taken for granted in college- freedom. Being in college, I learned to be really independent and make certain decisions. I had to be responsible for myself and make judgement calls about going out on weekends or staying out late on weekdays. I can say now that it felt good to have the opportunity to have so much freedom at school. But, I totally forgot that when I came home, that would eventually go away.

There really isn't much to do at home after coming from months of constant activity and having people to hangout with 24/7. It's a bigger adjustment than you may think.

All of this proves one thing though; I love my school. It shows how amazing my freshman year was and how much I miss it and all the friends I made there. I cannot wait to go back for my sophomore year and all the adventures that come with it.

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